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Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:13:05 +0000en-UShourly1VIDEO: Discover MTL à TABLE – Montreal’s Succulent Restaurant Week!http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-discover-mtl-a-table-montreals-succulent-restaurant-week/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-discover-mtl-a-table-montreals-succulent-restaurant-week/#commentsThu, 25 Sep 2014 18:13:18 +0000Alexander Dunphyhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=85177If you put all of Montreal’s foodie culture on a single table, it would be a stunning smörgåsbord of different heritages, an eclectic array of flavours, and an exhibition of dishes so gorgeous they could only be described as “edible art.” Our flare for fine food and daring dining is in our DNA; so during MTL à TABLE from October 30 to November 9, locals flock to sample the best culinary creations that boil in the creative minds of Montreal’s chefs. This year all of MTL à TABLE‘s 140 participating restaurants will feature wine pairings from France with their exclusive menus. So loosen your belt a few notches, grab some friends, and make a reservation at a romantic or group-friendly restaurant! MTL à TABLE is powered by the SAQ, Mastercard by National Bank & ESKA. Treat yourself during MTL à TABLE, Montreal’s Restaurant Week, by taking advantage of a delicious special limited time Montreal Gourmand offer!

If you put all of Montreal’s foodie culture on a single table, it would be a stunning smörgåsbord of different heritages, an eclectic array of flavours, and an exhibition of dishes so gorgeous they could only be described as “edible art.” Our flare for fine food and daring dining is in our DNA; so during MTL à TABLE from October 30 to November 9, locals flock to sample the best culinary creations that boil in the creative minds of Montreal’s chefs. This year all of MTL à TABLE‘s 140 participating restaurants will feature wine pairings from France with their exclusive menus. So loosen your belt a few notches, grab some friends, and make a reservation at a romantic or group-friendly restaurant!

MTL à TABLE is powered by the SAQ, Mastercard by National Bank & ESKA.

]]>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-discover-mtl-a-table-montreals-succulent-restaurant-week/feed/0The Second Edition of Taste MTL: a Success Story!http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/the-second-edition-of-taste-mtl-a-success-story/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/the-second-edition-of-taste-mtl-a-success-story/#commentsFri, 15 Nov 2013 16:01:15 +0000Mayssam Samahahttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=55118The second edition of TASTE MTL has just ended. Montrealers and visitors alike welcomed this most delicious of food festivals with unbridled enthusiasm and a great appetite. Most of the 128 participating restaurants were booked days ahead and the excitement could be felt via all social media channels just as soon as TASTE MTL took off on November 1. The avalanche of enticing photos from diners and restaurants alike was enough to whet any onlooker’s appetite and create an ongoing buzz that didn’t let up for the 10 days the festival lasted… I am sure that all of us who partook in the 10-day whirlwind of gourmand events and delicious dining experiences are still recovering from all that excitement. Our pants might feel a tad tighter these days but in the end, it was all worth it. What TASTE MTL represents for me is a great opportunity to revisit some loved restaurants and/or discover some new ones. This year I opted for 4 restaurants, all of which are more or less high-end establishments. It was the perfect opportunity to enjoy a three-course meal at these expensive spots for a much more affordable price. La Chronique: The always-classy French restaurant is... / Read More →

The second edition of TASTE MTL has just ended. Montrealers and visitors alike welcomed this most delicious of food festivals with unbridled enthusiasm and a great appetite. Most of the 128 participating restaurants were booked days ahead and the excitement could be felt via all social media channels just as soon as TASTE MTL took off on November 1. The avalanche of enticing photos from diners and restaurants alike was enough to whet any onlooker’s appetite and create an ongoing buzz that didn’t let up for the 10 days the festival lasted…

I am sure that all of us who partook in the 10-day whirlwind of gourmand events and delicious dining experiences are still recovering from all that excitement. Our pants might feel a tad tighter these days but in the end, it was all worth it. What TASTE MTL represents for me is a great opportunity to revisit some loved restaurants and/or discover some new ones. This year I opted for 4 restaurants, all of which are more or less high-end establishments. It was the perfect opportunity to enjoy a three-course meal at these expensive spots for a much more affordable price.

La Chronique: The always-classy French restaurant is one of my favourites in Montreal. If you are a foie gras lover, then this is the place to eat. Their 3-course TASTEMTL menu did not disappoint and was just as delicious as ever, so was the courteous service.

Toqué!: The classic quintessential Montreal high-end restaurant is always impeccable and this time was no exception. My dining companion and I tasted the entire menu à deux and had a hard time picking a favourite among all the wonderful creations.

Le Contemporain: It was my first time at this modern restaurant located inside the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Arts, and what a happy surprise it was! The plates are absolute works of art, perhaps inspired by the restaurant’s location and surroundings. And although the service was a bit harried, the food was delicious enough to make me want to repeat the experience soon.

Raza: Dinner at Raza was a bittersweet experience this time around. TASTEMTL’s last evening also coincided with Raza’s last service, a memorable night big on emotions and exquisite ceviche, one of the many dishes I will certainly miss. Although fret not for I am sure we haven’t seen the last of chef Mario Navarrete Jr. whose ambitious ideas are always a welcome surprise.

]]>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/the-second-edition-of-taste-mtl-a-success-story/feed/0Things to Do in Montreal: November 8-14http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/things-to-do-in-montreal-november-8-14/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/things-to-do-in-montreal-november-8-14/#commentsThu, 07 Nov 2013 20:47:12 +0000Robyn Faddenhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=54573As the city recovers from over a week of Halloween activities, entertainment options pop up everywhere. Eat, drink and be merry during the TASTE MTL restaurant event, see new films at two international film festivals, run away with world-class circus and theatre, and rock out to live music… (gourmand travels) Sample some of the city’s best restaurants during TASTE MTL, to November 11. During Montreal’s version of restaurant week, over 100 restaurants not only offer special 3-course menus at affordable prices, but contribute to culinary tours around the city and offer wine tastings, cooking classes and workshops with master chefs and gastronomy experts. Before stopping in at one of many restaurants along Mont-Royal Avenue on the evenings of November 8-9, see hundred candles of light up in an art installation outside Mont-Royal metro station. See TASTE MTL for the full list of restaurants and events. (film fests) The newest in French-language film from around the world comes to Montreal courtesy of the Cinemania film festival, November 7-17. The festival opens with Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes 2013 entry Le Passé (The Past) and closes with Rebecca Zlotowski’s Grand Central, starring Tahar Rahim (The Prophet) – in between see the new film by... / Read More →

As the city recovers from over a week of Halloween activities, entertainment options pop up everywhere. Eat, drink and be merry during the TASTE MTL restaurant event, see new films at two international film festivals, run away with world-class circus and theatre, and rock out to live music…

(gourmand travels) Sample some of the city’s best restaurants during TASTE MTL, to November 11. During Montreal’s version of restaurant week, over 100 restaurants not only offer special 3-course menus at affordable prices, but contribute to culinary tours around the city and offer wine tastings, cooking classes and workshops with master chefs and gastronomy experts. Before stopping in at one of many restaurants along Mont-Royal Avenue on the evenings of November 8-9, see hundred candles of light up in an art installation outside Mont-Royal metro station. See TASTE MTL for the full list of restaurants and events.

(film fests) The newest in French-language film from around the world comes to Montreal courtesy of the Cinemania film festival, November 7-17. The festival opens with Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes 2013 entry Le Passé (The Past) and closes with Rebecca Zlotowski’s Grand Central, starring Tahar Rahim (The Prophet) – in between see the new film by Martin Provost and a retrospective of actor Anouk Aimée, who also gives a free master class during the festival. Another film fest begins on November 13: the 16th annual Montreal International Documentary Festival, screening over 135 films, beginning with Egyptian filmmaker Jehane Noujaim’s The Square and following up until November 24 with documentaries that traverse the globe to tell true stories, big and small.

(circus & opera)Cirque Éloize treats us to Cirkopolis, a new, high-flying circus show where an urban factory is transformed into a fantasy world populated by acrobats, dancers, clowns, and multidisciplinary performers, complete with original musical score and video projections – November 13-30 at Place des Arts. Also at Place des Arts, Opéra de Montréal opts for a comedic touch this month with Verdi’s rollicking Falstaff, playing select evenings November 9-16.

(life on stage) All the drama of a real-life court battle against genetically-modified crops comes to the stage in playwright Annabel Soutar’s Seeds, a social satire based on Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser’s fight against the Monsanto corporation, at Centaur Theatre to November 24. Based on Franz Kafka’s short story Report to an Academy, satirical drama Kafka’s Ape critiques the corporate world and more as an ape adopts the appearance of a man and makes his way into the civilized world, playing at Infinitheatre to November 24 at Bain St-Michel. Solo works surprise at the Solos Festival, featuring one-person comedy and drama, including Andrea Stanford’s Verbal Diary-Ah: Confessions of an awkward teenager and Kirsten Rasmussen’s UnLOVEable, at Mainline Theatre, to November 9. Also until November 9, the Festival du Monde Arabe spans the sounds and art forms of the Arab world, including Andalusian music, Montreal’s oud masters, a tribute to the “Arab Spring,” an original production of Bedouin, Arab and Berber traditions called “Tribales,” film screenings and several free events at Espace Georges-Emile Lapalme in Place Des Arts.

(hikes & history) Take advantage of the wavering weather trends of November by seeing Montreal’s urban and more pastoral sites on foot. Walk up Mount Royal to see the whole city as it transitions from fall to winter, take the metro over to Parc Jean-Drapeau to gaze out at the St-Lawrence River while surrounded by nature, or amble through the Plateau after learning more about the neighbourhood’s history at the Pointe-à-Callière museum’s Lives and Times of the Plateau exhibition, packed with facts and figures about Montreal’s cultural history.

(live music) The weekend starts with hit-makers Bon Jovi at the Bell Centre, while NYC hard-rock band The Pretty Reckless show their metal edge at Théâtre Corona. Mercury-prize-winning James Blake entrancesat Metropolis on November 9 and Nashville indie-rock band Leagues comes to Montreal’s Il Motore to play catchy tunes with an electro vibe. The next night, Hanson proves they’re all grown up and playing radio-friendly pop of a groovier sort at Corona. November 11 brings the psychedelic guitars of Wooden Shjips to Casa del Popolo and British electro-pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX whips up some dance-floor action at Sala Rossa, while the same venue welcomes Vancouver’s Said the Whale on Tuesday night. November 13, at Sala Rossa, Montreal arts collective Howl! Launches a compilation record of live recordings, featuring performances by cellist Norsola Johnson, harp player Sarah Pagé (of The Barr Brothers), trumpet player Jason “Blackbird” Selman, and more. On Thursday, November 14, the ever-wonderful Bonnie Raitt delights fans once more at Theatre St-Denis, while Dan Bejar plays a solo Destroyer set with openers Pink Mountaintops at Il Motore, and Pierre Lapointe plays a solo piano concert as part of fashion designer Rad Hourani’s exhibition at the Phi Centre.

]]>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/things-to-do-in-montreal-november-8-14/feed/115 Mouth-Watering #TASTEMTL and #MTLATABLE Instagram Pictureshttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/15-mouth-watering-tastemtl-and-mtlatable-instagram-pictures/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/15-mouth-watering-tastemtl-and-mtlatable-instagram-pictures/#commentsThu, 07 Nov 2013 19:03:45 +0000Alexander Dunphyhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=54464Montreal’s food festival Taste MTL brings foodies together to experience the best gastronomy in town. They’ve been sharing their food pics with us all week by using the #TasteMTL and #MTLaTable tags on Twitter and Instagram. Here is a small curation of some of the yummiest looking dishes… Instagramer nylne captured this towering edible work of art at the bring-your-own-wine restaurant Raza on Laurier. A culinary disguise at Europea! It may look like an egg, but it’s actually a dessert made out of a poached apricot and champagne litchi sauce. (Pic from audrinem71) shutupandeatmtl frames some stunning shellfish at the famous Milos in Monteal’s Mile End. Peeking through a forest of cotton candy at Europea. Miam! (Photo by lesmppics) Squash Potage at Les 400 Coups looking like a some kind of delicious vegetable nectar. (Pic by pativan) hiniki captioned this photo “Finalement, Montréal et Pinot Noir. Laissez-moi ici, SVP, au Québec.” Taken at Holder. Maple cream, apple, croissant sandwich thing that has the power to bring full grown men to tears. At Decca 77, photo by visit_montreal. papirobbi hashtagged it #foodporn. Taken at Kyo Bar on Côte de la Place d’Armes. Sweet Potato Gnocchi with kale, ricotta and pumpkin seeds at La... / Read More →

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Montreal’s food festival Taste MTL brings foodies together to experience the best gastronomy in town. They’ve been sharing their food pics with us all week by using the #TasteMTL and #MTLaTable tags on Twitter and Instagram. Here is a small curation of some of the yummiest looking dishes…
Instagramer nylne captured this towering edible work of art at the bring-your-own-wine restaurant Raza on Laurier.
A culinary disguise at Europea! It may look like an egg, but it’s actually a dessert made out of a poached apricot and champagne litchi sauce. (Pic from audrinem71)shutupandeatmtl frames some stunning shellfish at the famous Milos in Monteal’s Mile End.
Peeking through a forest of cotton candy at Europea. Miam! (Photo by lesmppics)
Squash Potage at Les 400 Coups looking like a some kind of delicious vegetable nectar. (Pic by pativan)hiniki captioned this photo “Finalement, Montréal et Pinot Noir. Laissez-moi ici, SVP, au Québec.” Taken at Holder.
Maple cream, apple, croissant sandwich thing that has the power to bring full grown men to tears. At Decca 77, photo by visit_montreal.papirobbi hashtagged it #foodporn. Taken at Kyo Bar on Côte de la Place d’Armes.
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with kale, ricotta and pumpkin seeds at La Societe Bistro in Loews Hotel Vogue. Photo by hibaganta.
Salmon appetizer at Pastaga. There are no words. Forget Instagram, someone needs to invent Tastegram. Photo by katerinev.
Fried scallops, mashed butternut squash, parsnip and beetroot chips at Vallier on McGill Street. Photo by ceriseetgourmandises.
Creative gastronomy at Brasserie T! in Place des Arts. Photo by jobeix.
Poached cod with maple sauce, risotto and fennel at Chez Leveque.
Pear, chocolate, caramel, coffee, coconut at Les 400 Coups. Need we say more? Photo by heyitsantou.
Veal tartare with crispy maple prosciutto and a truffle oil vinaigrette. Photo by boblechef, taken at Misto on Mont Royal.

]]>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/15-mouth-watering-tastemtl-and-mtlatable-instagram-pictures/feed/0Things to Do in Montreal: November 1-7http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/things-to-do-in-montreal-november-1-7/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/things-to-do-in-montreal-november-1-7/#commentsThu, 31 Oct 2013 20:24:34 +0000Robyn Faddenhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=54004The city pulls out all the stops for Halloween, with wild and eerie entertainment and parties all weekend, while still attending to another of life’s necessities: food, courtesy of TASTE MTL. Once Halloween ends, the food fun continues along with innovative theatre, dance, art and live music… (restaurant hopping) Montreal holds its own version of restaurant week with TASTE MTL, November 1-11, inviting over 100 restaurants to prepare affordable 3-course meals, giving culinary tours around the city, and offering wine tastings, cooking classes and workshops with master chefs and gastronomy experts. Restaurants Tasso, Au Cinquième Péché and Le Continental on St-Denis Street even host Opéra de Montréal singers on select evenings, and, as an enticement to sample restaurants on Mont-Royal Avenue, on the evenings of November 1-2 and 8-9 see several hundred candles light up in an art installation outside Mont-Royal metro station. (fright nights) Halloween happens all weekend in Montreal, so expect to see costumed hoards aplenty. Celebrate the season outdoors at the Montreal Botanical Garden, where the Great Pumpkin Ball and the Insectarium’s Spiders Unmasked shows entertain all day, or go on a ghost tour of the city with Fantômes Montreal. Of course, night time is when the real... / Read More →

The city pulls out all the stops for Halloween, with wild and eerie entertainment and parties all weekend, while still attending to another of life’s necessities: food, courtesy of TASTE MTL. Once Halloween ends, the food fun continues along with innovative theatre, dance, art and live music…

(restaurant hopping) Montreal holds its own version of restaurant week with TASTE MTL, November 1-11, inviting over 100 restaurants to prepare affordable 3-course meals, giving culinary tours around the city, and offering wine tastings, cooking classes and workshops with master chefs and gastronomy experts. Restaurants Tasso, Au Cinquième Péché and Le Continental on St-Denis Street even host Opéra de Montréal singers on select evenings, and, as an enticement to sample restaurants on Mont-Royal Avenue, on the evenings of November 1-2 and 8-9 see several hundred candles light up in an art installation outside Mont-Royal metro station.

(fright nights)Halloween happens all weekend in Montreal, so expect to see costumed hoards aplenty. Celebrate the season outdoors at the Montreal Botanical Garden, where the Great Pumpkin Ball and the Insectarium’s Spiders Unmasked shows entertain all day, or go on a ghost tour of the city with Fantômes Montreal. Of course, night time is when the real Halloween scares starts, whether at the Rocky Horror Picture Show at Cinéma Impérial, a night of neo-burlesque at the Wiggle Room, at the adults-only haunted house FIN: The Only Haunted Theatrical Experience In The City at Theatre Ste-Catherine, or one of many Halloween parties city-wide, including an audio-visually immersive electro-dance party at the Satosphere and Speakeasy HallowSwing with live band and stage shows at Lion d’Or.

(dancing days) One of Canada’s most acclaimed and interesting choreographers, Marie Chouinard presents two recent contemporary dance pieces: the visual-art-inspired Henri Michaux: Mouvements and Gymnopédies, set to the music of Erik Satie, to November 2 at Place des Arts. Witness the history of tango in the fast and fancy footwork of the new Tango Fire show at Place des Arts, November 6-7. And more contemporary dance comes from Montreal choreographers Emily Gualtieri and David Albert-Toth, of Parts + Labour Danse, inspired by Eugene Ionesco’s Theatre of the Absurd, at Monument National, to November 3.

(theatre & culture) Science and the money-minded politics of GMO farming hit the stage in playwright Annabel Soutar’s Seeds, a courtroom drama and social satire about Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser’s real-life fight against the Monsanto corporation, on at Centaur Theatre to November 24. See carefully-crafted one-person shows like Andrea Stanford’s Verbal Diary-Ah: Confessions of an awkward teenager and Kirsten Rasmussen’s UnLOVEable, at Mainline Theatre, November 6-9. And the Festival du Monde Arabe, to November 9, features unique shows spanning the many sounds and art forms of the Arab world, including Andalusian music, Montreal’s oud masters, mezzo-soprano Fairouz Oudjida’s opera of the desert, as well as dance, film screenings and several free events – from a guitar-sanza duo to the Sattvika dance troupe – at Espace Georges-Emile Lapalme in Place Des Arts.

(art & history) The past, present and future of North American Aboriginal art and culture intertwine at new exhibition Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture, featuring inspired painting, photography and multimedia work, at the Musée d’art Contemporain – on Friday night, check out the Nocturnes concert event with artist-musician Jackson 2Bears, Inuit DJ madeskimo and throat singer Sylvia Cloutier. The long history of creative life in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood is on display at the Pointe-à-Callière museum’s Lives and Times of the Plateau exhibition, while the sounds of 16th-to-18th-century Venice accompany music-themed paintings, instruments and even a gondola, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. And the Galerie de l’UQAM shows new portraiture paintings by Janet Werner that tackle the complexities of beauty, desire and subjectivity.

(live music) Wear a costume or don’t, but be sure to dance as hip hop, rock and techno collide at the Ed Banger Records 10th Anniversary Tour, featuring Breakbot, Busy P and a DJ set by Justice, at Metropolis on October 31. On November 1, take a costume cue from legendary new wave, proto-punk band Sparks, playing songs old and new at Le National. On Saturday, November 2, Matthew Good strums up solid, poetic rock songs at Théâtre Corona – then things get heavy with Welsh metal band Bullet For My Valentine at Metropolis, but lighten up with lauded all-lady Weezer cover band Sheezer and Lederhosen Lucil at Il Motore, while Minneapolis pop-rock band Poliça plays Cabaret Mile-End, and Montreal’s Braids keep the party going at SAT. Tuesday night sees Brooklyn’s (non-Halloween-related) Holy Ghost! bring synthpop tunes to Le Belmont, plus the return of indie-rock stalwarts Sebadoh to Il Motore. Smile and dance along to the pop-soul stylings of Britain’s Jessie Ware at Théâtre Corona Virgin Mobile on November 5, and on November 6 hear the activist-minded words and music of Rwandan-Canadian rapper Shad, and the rock sounds of Hannah Georgas and We Are The City at Théâtre Corona. Loudness abounds as none other than My Bloody Valentine gather their fan-base on November 6 at Metropolis. And on November 7, the American-folk-rock of Twin Forks settles in at Cabaret Mile End.

]]>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/things-to-do-in-montreal-november-1-7/feed/0TASTE MTL 2013: Late Night Menushttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/taste-mtl-2013-late-night-menus/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/taste-mtl-2013-late-night-menus/#commentsThu, 31 Oct 2013 19:52:01 +0000Jason Leehttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=53913If you haven’t already heard the news, the second edition of TASTE MTL takes place November 1-11, showcasing over 100 restaurants around Montreal featuring signature fixed price and table d’hote menus. Late night diners can now take part in the culinary party, as the 2013 edition of this restaurant week sees the addition of a late night menu by a handful a restaurants… For the delectable price of $19, diners are welcomed after 9pm to enjoy a multi-course tasting menu. Here’s a few that look promising: Pastaga in Montreal’s Mile-End district is headed by Chef Martin Juneau and was voted Canada’s best new restaurant in 2012 by enRoute Magazine. Pastaga highlights local and seasonal produce, which inspires a menu to match. His contribution to the late night grub hunters is a dish of organic marinated salmon and a Jewish deli inspired chopped liver. Bar Tapas Taza Flores in the Plateau is providing probably the most bang for the buck in the category of restaurants offering a late night menu. With Chef Harry Marciano putting up twelve dishes to choose from that include, Maple poached pear salad, ginger, white wine, gorgonzola and pine nuts, Tilapia ceviche, coconut milk, maple water reduction... / Read More →

If you haven’t already heard the news, the second edition of TASTE MTL takes place November 1-11, showcasing over 100 restaurants around Montreal featuring signature fixed price and table d’hote menus. Late night diners can now take part in the culinary party, as the 2013 edition of this restaurant week sees the addition of a late night menu by a handful a restaurants…

For the delectable price of $19, diners are welcomed after 9pm to enjoy a multi-course tasting menu. Here’s a few that look promising:

Pastaga in Montreal’s Mile-End district is headed by Chef Martin Juneau and was voted Canada’s best new restaurant in 2012 by enRoute Magazine. Pastaga highlights local and seasonal produce, which inspires a menu to match. His contribution to the late night grub hunters is a dish of organic marinated salmon and a Jewish deli inspired chopped liver.

Bar Tapas Taza Flores in the Plateau is providing probably the most bang for the buck in the category of restaurants offering a late night menu. With Chef Harry Marciano putting up twelve dishes to choose from that include, Maple poached pear salad, ginger, white wine, gorgonzola and pine nuts, Tilapia ceviche, coconut milk, maple water reduction and Grilled chorizo, onion jam and homemade piri-piri sauce; it makes it hard to just settle on three.

Le Valois is a bustling Paris inspired bistro that sits in the heart of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve area of the city. Chef Denis Peyrat is tantalizing late night eaters with a generous two-course menu which includes an oxtail jelly, celery remoulade, Calamari “a la plancha”, squid ink, piquillos or Steak sandwich, caramelized red onions, served with fries or salad to name a few.

Le Continental has been a mainstay on the St-Denis strip since 1987 featuring cuisine based on the Languedoc region of France. The team of Chefs Julien Rochard and Nicholas Monhier are inviting diners to try their rustic French dishes such as the fried goat cheese ravioli and braised pork served on a farm house bread. Be sure to make reservations for November 6, as members of the Opéra de Montréal will be serenading diners as of 8pm.

]]>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/taste-mtl-2013-late-night-menus/feed/0VIDEO: TASTE MTL restaurant profiles of Milos, Icone and Lola Rosahttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-taste-mtl-restaurant-profiles-of-milos-icone-and-lola-rosa/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-taste-mtl-restaurant-profiles-of-milos-icone-and-lola-rosa/#commentsWed, 30 Oct 2013 20:19:57 +0000Brendan Murphyhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=53708Having already looked at downtown Montreal and Griffintown/Saint-Henri in the first two TASTE MTL 2013 videos, we ended the series in two adjacent neighbourhood that are absolutely packed with great restos: Plateau Mont-Royal and Mile End. From the internationally renowned Mediterranean cuisine of Milos to Lola Rosa‘s charming and relaxed vegetarian specialties to the current and seasonal cuisine of Restaurant Icône, there’s absolutely something for every palate (and wallet). So… have you made your reservations yet? Come to Montreal and save with our amazing Sweet Deal Hotel Package!

]]>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-taste-mtl-restaurant-profiles-of-milos-icone-and-lola-rosa/feed/0VIDEO: TASTE MTL restaurant profiles of EVOO, Code Ambiance and Boucanhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-taste-mtl-restaurant-profiles-of-evoo-code-ambiance-and-boucan/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-taste-mtl-restaurant-profiles-of-evoo-code-ambiance-and-boucan/#commentsThu, 24 Oct 2013 21:03:50 +0000Brendan Murphyhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=53445After exploring downtown Montreal in our first TASTE MTL 2013 video, we turned our attention to the much buzzed-about neighbourhoods of Griffintown and Saint-Henri. We started with the contemporary French cuisine of Code Ambiance before heading over to check out EVOO‘s playful French/Irish/Mediterranean gastronomy and finished up, because why not, with some drinks and BBQ at the great Boucan. So… have you made your reservations yet? Take advantage of your stay in Montreal with our Sweet Deal package filled with special offers valued at $500!

]]>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-taste-mtl-restaurant-profiles-of-evoo-code-ambiance-and-boucan/feed/0Quebec Maple Syrup Producers take centre stage at TASTE MTLhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/quebec-maple-syrup-producers-take-centre-stage-at-taste-mtl/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/quebec-maple-syrup-producers-take-centre-stage-at-taste-mtl/#commentsMon, 21 Oct 2013 19:17:26 +0000Mayssam Samahahttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=52716Think Quebec and the word maple quickly comes to mind. Our fair province’s biggest gourmet export is the delicious liquid gold that seeps out of our majestic maple trees every spring to then be turned into a wide variety of sweet maple products. It seems quite fitting, then, that maple products take centre stage for the second edition of TASTE MTL, the city’s most delicious event presented by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (FPAQ) from November 1 to 11, 2013… Montreal’s restaurant scene is huge and this year 125 restaurants are taking part in TASTE MTL. The new rule at this year’s event is to integrate a Quebec maple product into at least one of the dishes (and not just dessert!) I, for one, am a big supporter of this new twist in the game since my sweet tooth and I are big fans of maple syrup and I am looking forward to tasting the chefs’ creative ways of using this very ubiquitous product in their dishes. What’s even more interesting is that nine of the 125 participating restaurants are considered to be Maple Masters. What is a Maple Master, you ask? They are 100 of the most... / Read More →

Think Quebec and the word maple quickly comes to mind. Our fair province’s biggest gourmet export is the delicious liquid gold that seeps out of our majestic maple trees every spring to then be turned into a wide variety of sweet maple products. It seems quite fitting, then, that maple products take centre stage for the second edition of TASTE MTL, the city’s most delicious event presented by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (FPAQ) from November 1 to 11, 2013…

Montreal’s restaurant scene is huge and this year 125 restaurants are taking part in TASTE MTL. The new rule at this year’s event is to integrate a Quebec maple product into at least one of the dishes (and not just dessert!) I, for one, am a big supporter of this new twist in the game since my sweet tooth and I are big fans of maple syrup and I am looking forward to tasting the chefs’ creative ways of using this very ubiquitous product in their dishes.

What’s even more interesting is that nine of the 125 participating restaurants are considered to be Maple Masters. What is a Maple Master, you ask? They are 100 of the most carefully selected chefs, among the best in the world, who are advocates of cooking with the best local products. They always make sure that maple – one of Quebec’s tastiest local ingredient – has a special spot on their menu.

The chefs at Auberge Saint-Gabriel, Birks Café by Europea, Bistro Cocagne, Chez L’Epicier, Le Valois, Portus Calle, Restaurant Carte Blanche, Le Renoir and Restaurant Chez Ma Grosse Truie Chérie are all considered Maple Masters and will be participating in the TASTE MTL festivities. They are regarded with great esteem as they use this local ingredient with respect, tons of creativity and with incredible originality.

In Quebec, you will find Maple Masters all along the Maple Gourmet Road. This map of 25 locations in Montreal, and many more across the province, will introduce you to different ways artisans, chefs and bakers, for example, use maple syrup in their own creative and tasty ways. Have you ever tasted the maple crème brûlée ice cream at Havre-aux-glaces? Or the Maple Stone Sour cocktail at le LAB? Or the Portuguese-style pork and clam with maple restaurant at Portus Calle? I have and I can attest to the fast that they are all wonderful creations and part of the gourmet maple road that will show you how versatile – and delicious! – Quebec’s largest culinary export can be! (You can download a PDF version of the maple map here)

Use the official event’s hashtags #MTLATABLE and #TASTEMTL on Twitter and Instagram to let us know how you’re enjoying your time at TASTE MTL!

For more details on all TASTE MTL activities, the list of participating restaurants or to reserve your spots, go to tastemtl.com

]]>http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/quebec-maple-syrup-producers-take-centre-stage-at-taste-mtl/feed/0VIDEO: TASTE MTL restaurant profiles of Le Contemporain, Imadake and Le Castillonhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-taste-mtl-restaurant-profiles-of-le-contemporain-imadake-and-le-castillon/
http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/video-taste-mtl-restaurant-profiles-of-le-contemporain-imadake-and-le-castillon/#commentsThu, 17 Oct 2013 16:56:46 +0000Brendan Murphyhttp://www.tourisme-montreal.org/blog/?p=52673For our first TASTE MTL 2013 video, we decided to take a look at Montreal’s downtown neighbourhood. We focused in on three great restaurants: Le Contemporain, the Musée d’art contemporain’s gourmet bistro, the wild izakaya called Imadake and finally the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure’s resto Le Castillon. So… have you made your reservations yet? Come to Montreal and book a Sweet Deal Hotel Package with up to $500 in savings on great activities and attractions!